Tuesday, February 3, 2009

King Cupcakes

for the cupcakes:
1 cup sweet butter, softened
1 cup superfine sugar
2 cups self-rising flour
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
for the frosting:
2 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp gold colored sugar
2 tbsp green colored sugar
2 tbsp purple colored sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Place 18 paper baking cups in muffin pans. Combine all the cupcake ingredients in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and pale, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Spoon batter into the cups. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove pans from the oven and cool for 5 minutes. Then remove the cupcakes and cool on a rack.

To make the frosting, sift the confectioners sugar in a medium bowl. Slowly add the leon juice until the mixture becomes firm but spreadable. Spread onto the cupcakes, and sprinkle with colored sugar.

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